To Save the Panama Canal From Drought, a Disruptive Fix
WEBAug 14, 2024 · In the wake of a drought that hampered shipping, the Panama Canal’s overseers are eager to expand water storage. Climate change leaves them no choice.
Panama Canal Continues to Restore Capacity While Warning of …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · The Panama Canal Authority is accelerating its efforts to build back capacity at the canal while also providing for increased vessel draft as the region is now in the rainy season.
The Drop in Panama Canal Traffic Due to a Severe Drought Could …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
WEBNov 1, 2023 · The problems at the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel that opened in 1914 and handles an estimated 5 percent of seaborne trade, is the latest example of how crucial parts of global supply...
Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought | AP News
WEBJan 19, 2024 · PANAMA CITY (AP) — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
Panama Canal's low water levels could become headache for ... - ABC News
WEBAug 30, 2023 · Low water levels at the Panama Canal are causing a traffic jam at the historic trading route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, threatening to ensnarl the holiday shipping season and raising alarm among canal officials. The 109-year-old canal works through a water lock system that move ships up or …
More upheaval for global shipping as Panama Canal cuts traffic …
WEBJan 19, 2024 · A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings in the Panama Canal by 36 per cent. The cuts announced Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an...
Panama Canal traffic recovers from drought caused by El Niño, …
WEBMay 4, 2024 · Panama Canal shipping traffic has begun to pick up after some alleviation in the drought which international scientists say was driven by low rainfall linked to the natural weather phenomenon El...
Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal …
WEBJul 8, 2024 · PANAMA CITY (AP) — A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to feed the water-starved Panama Canal, but the project might take six years to build, the managers of the waterway said Monday.
Panama Canal Drought Slows Cargo Traffic - The New York Times
WEBJan 26, 2024 · The Panama Canal Authority has reduced daily traffic through the narrow corridor by nearly 40 percent compared with last year.
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